Saturday, May 28

Bring Kids to RockWhere: Mao Livehouse, 111 Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng District

When: 8 pm

Admission: free

Tel: 5869 6628

Sunday, May 29

Wizards of Waverly Place (2009)
Where: Inn Coffee, 309-3 Silo City for Coastal Group, 33 Guanqu Dong Lu, Chaoyang District

When: 8 pm

Admission: 15 yuan

Tel: 8795 5401

Avant-garde art on full display

After two decades in China, British curator Karen Smith has witnessed many significant landmarks in Chinese contemporary art – and made some of her own.

Friday, May 20

Summer Wave
Where: Mao Livehouse, 111 Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng District

When: 8 pm

Admission: 50 yuan advance purchase, 60 yuan at the door

Tel: 6402 5080

Saturday, May 21

Spring – Hong Haochang Solo Exhibition
When: Until June 9, daily except Monday, 10 am – 6 pm

Admission: Free

Tel: 5807 4911

Sunday, May 22

Thomas Mao (2010)
When: 7:30 pm

Admission: 40 yuan

Tel: 8438 8258 ext. 8001

The enigma of the Sphinx lives on

In Greek mythology, the Sphinx was a creature with the head and breast of a woman, the haunches of a lion and wings of a bird. She sat outside the city of Thebes and asked a riddle of all passersby: which creature goes on four legs in the morning, two at noon and three in the evening?

Friday, May 13

ChuanZi
Where: Tango Club, 3/F, 79 Hepingli Xi Jie, Chaoyang District

When: 8:30 pm

Admission: 100 yuan advance purchase, 120 yuan at the door

Tel: 6428 2288

Saturday, May 14

Birdy (1984)
Where: MoBox Books Life, 288 Chengfu Lu, Hai-dian District

When: 6:30 pm

Admission: Spend at least 10 yuan on a drink

Tel: 8261 8538

Sunday, May 15

College Rock Band Union
Where: Mao Livehouse, 111 Gulou Dong Dajie, Dongcheng District

When: 8 pm

Admission: 40 yuan advance purchase, 50 yuan at the door

Tel: 6402 5080